A Duquesne police officer was killed in a motorcycle crash in Dravosburg Saturday night.

A Duquesne police officer was killed in a motorcycle crash in Dravosburg Saturday night.

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Updated: 6:44 PM EDT Sep 4, 2016

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WEBVTT DAVID KAPLAN WENT BACK TO THE SCENE TODAY. DAVID: GOOD EVENING. HERE ON RICHLAND AVENUE WHERE THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED AROUND 9:00 LAST NIGHT, A LIVE LOOK AT A MAKESHIFT MEMORIAL THAT HAS POPPED UP AS WE LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MAN ROBERT GOGO WAS. THIS IS A DOG WITH A LOT OF ENERGY, SO MUCH SO THAT ITS OWNER SAYS HE ONCE JUMPED INTO A DUQUESNE POLICE OFFICER'S CAR. THAT OFFICER WAS ROBERT GOGO, WHO, SHE SAYS, DID NOT GET MAD, DID NOT OVERREACT, BUT KEPT A SENSE OF HUMOR. >> HE KNOCKED ON THE DOOR, WITH A SENSE OF HUMOR, CAN YOU GET YOUR DOG OUT OF MY CAR? DAVID: THOSE WHO KNEW HIM BEST SAY HE WAS COMPASSIONATE AND A GOOD FATHER. THOSE WHO ONLY KNEW HIM AS A POLICE OFFICER IN THEIR COMMUNITY SAY DUQUESNE WILL FEEL HIS LOSS. >> IT'S GOING TO BE A HORRIBLE THING FOR OUR COMMUNITY. HE WAS ONE OF THE COPS WHO LISTENED AND LOOKED OUT FOR THE PEOPLE IN HIS COMMUNITY. DAVID: THE EXACT CAUSE OF THIS CRASH IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER HAS RULED THE MANNER OF DEATH AS ACCIDENTAL. AT DUQUESNE HEADQUARTERS, FLAGS FLEW AT HALF STAFF. INSIDE, A BULLETIN BOARD ADORNED WITH DEDICATIONS, SAD REMINDER OF A MAN GONE TOO SOON, BUT A REMINDER OF THE MANY GOOD DEEDS HE LEFT BEHIND. JUST MOMENTS AGO, WE RECEIVED UPDATED INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CRASH FROM ALLEGHENY COUNTY POLICE. THEY SAY IT APPEARS THAT GOG MAY HAVE CROSSED THE CENTERLINE WHEN HE COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER CAR. THEY SAY IT IS NOT BELIEVED HE WAS WEARING A HELMET. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT ALCOHOL

Duquesne police officer killed in motorcycle crash

A Duquesne police officer was killed in a motorcycle crash in Dravosburg Saturday night.